Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth
(1757-1844), Prime MinisterRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 78 portraits
Addington was invited to be Prime Minister in 1801, when William Pitt resigned after the King refused to grant Catholic MPs the right to sit in Parliament. Known for his reactionary politics, Addington was opposed to the abolition of slavery and Catholic emancipation.
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 28 July 1806
NPG D12871
'Westminster conscripts under the training act'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 September 1806
NPG D12872
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 9 May 1806
NPG D12908
'Political mathematician's, shaking the Broad Bottom'd hemispheres'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and engraving, published 9 January 1807
NPG D12884
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 23 February 1807
NPG D12885
'A kick at the Broad-Bottoms! - i.e. - emancipation of "All the Talents &c"'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 23 March 1807
NPG D12887
'The pigs possessed: - or - the Broad Bottom'd litter running headlong into ye sea of perdition'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 18 April 1807
NPG D12888
'Charon's boat - or - the ghost's of "All the Talents" taking their last voyage'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 16 July 1807
NPG D12895
'The funeral procession of Broad-bottom'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 6 April 1807
NPG D13114
'Broad-bottom drones storming the hive - wasps, hornets & bumble bees, joining in the attack'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 2 May 1808
NPG D12906
'The loyal address! - or - the procession of the Hampshire-hogs from Botley to St James's'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 20 October 1808
NPG D12913
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, engraving and aquatint, published 22 March 1808
NPG D13115
'Disciples catching the mantle: - the spirit of darkness overshadowing the priests of Baal'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 25 June 1808
NPG D13116
'An old English-gentleman pester'd by servants wanting places'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 16 May 1809
NPG D12922
'Tentanda via est qua me quoque possim tollere humo'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, engraving and aquatint, published 8 August 1810
NPG D13118
by Charles Williams
hand-coloured etching, published for the proprietors of Town Talk 1 April 1812
NPG D46371
Poor Bull & his Burden or the Political Murraion [Murrain]
by George Cruikshank, published by Thomas Tegg
hand-coloured etching, published 15 December 1819
NPG D46029
The Milan Garland or Revels round the Vice Post
by Charles Williams, published by John Johnston
hand-coloured etching, published July 1820
NPG D46028
The Broken Crown or, The Disasters of a Green-Bag Chief!!!
by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank, published by Orlando Hodgson
hand-coloured etching and letterpress, circa November-December 1820
NPG D46037
by Unknown artist, published by Thomas Dolby
hand-coloured etching, published circa 1820
NPG D48670
Doctors, Bishops, Judges, Generals, and Statesmen at hard work on a Sitting Committee
by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank, published by William Benbow
hand-coloured etching, circa 1820
NPG D48671
The Cauldron or Shakespeare Travestie 1820
published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published August 1820
NPG D48672
'Royal Gambols!! or the Old Oak in Danger'
published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published September 1820
NPG D48674
How to get Un-married, - Ay, there's the Rub!
by and published by John Lewis Marks
coloured etching, published 1820
NPG D1386
attributed to Theodore Lane, published by George Humphrey
etching, published 1820
NPG D17909b
The Time Piece! & Cunning Jack o' both sides
possibly by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank, published by George Humphrey
etching, published June 1820
NPG D17928
'The Stool of Repentance; the Scorn of the World!!'
published by William Benbow
hand-coloured etching, published 10 January 1821
NPG D48677
'A Scene in the New Farce as performed at the Royalty Theatre!'
by George Cruikshank, published by George Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 14 February 1821
NPG D48679
The Royal Extinguisher, or the King of Brobdingnag & the Lilliputians
by George Cruikshank, published by George Humphrey
etching, published 7 April 1821
NPG D17902
Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth
by Samuel Cousins, by and published by Samuel William Reynolds, after Thomas Clement Thompson
mezzotint, published September 1823 (circa 1822)
NPG D41680
Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth
by Samuel Cousins, by and published by Samuel William Reynolds, after Thomas Clement Thompson
mezzotint, published September 1823 (circa 1822)
NPG D41681
A Small Tea Party of Superannuated Politicians
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 13 August 1829
NPG D40952
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 9 September 1830
NPG D41017
Guy Fawkes or The Anniversary of the Popish Plot
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 9 November 1830
NPG D41023
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 23 April 1832
NPG D41127
Reading the Will of the Late John Bull, Gent
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 1 February 1833
NPG D41175
The Nelson Touch (Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth; Horatio Nelson)
after Arthur David McCormick
colour relief halftone, published 23 November 1938
NPG D38493
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